1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAMAR COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 401 1 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 424 701 406 639 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 195 205 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 620 693 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 321 22 343 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 267 314 50 to 179 acres ..................... 496 521 180 to 499 acres .................... 332 385 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 124 1 238 acres.. 246 229 222 355 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 873 951 acres.. 113 474 99 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 30 acres.. 297 1 480 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 791 27 773 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 833 18 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 280 7 208 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 511 20 565 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 412 441 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 247 251 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 231 271 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 260 265 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 146 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 60 $100,000 or more .................... 75 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 594 24 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 853 16 205 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 400 1 489 $1,000.. 3 839 3 953 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 742 2 655 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 612 550 Other ............................... 789 938 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 805 975 200 days or more ................... 587 706 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 069 1 135 number.. 82 824 73 069 Beef cows ..................farms.. 893 973 number.. 37 560 38 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 45 number.. 3 676 3 307 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 045 1 136 number.. 44 665 42 766 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 34 number.. 955 691 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 27 number.. 1 284 999 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 27 number.. 582 1 902 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 83 number.. 1 247 1 992 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 135 050 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 33 acres.. 2 895 2 326 bushels.. 332 615 211 066 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 87 acres.. 8 640 8 460 bushels.. 369 277 425 669 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 199 acres.. 14 324 28 278 bushels.. 502 441 916 786 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 20 17 acres.. 3 152 (D) bales.. 3 381 1 558 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 104 87 acres.. 23 864 8 627 bushels.. 761 151 209 906 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 775 797 acres.. 60 450 49 685 tons, dry.. 115 437 96 916 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .